I became a Christian at age eleven. I raised my sons and grandchildren in the Christian church. However, I lost my way through depression after losing five family members to death within six months of each other. My way of coping was to drink—a little at first—then a lot to bury my sadness.

Okay, so let me back up some. I have been a believer in Christ since I was 16 years old. But, at age 18, my grandfather passed away. I was angry at God and rebelled. I started studying the occult, which led me to the Church of Satan. I started practicing magic and soon was lost in the dark arts. Then I married a woman who was Wiccan.

Do you know someone who is trying to overcome addiction alone? On today's program, Jean speaks to Pastor Richie Halversen about his journey from growing up as a pastor's kid, to facing addiction, ending up in jail and finally accepting God's call and making a drastic change in his life.